QuantumScape Corporation reports developments in solid-state lithium-metal battery technology for electric vehicles and other applications. Company updates commonly cover business and financial results, shareholder letters, and progress toward commercialization of QS battery cells, including the Eagle Line pilot production platform, the Cobra separator process, and QSE-5 cell production for customer sampling, testing, and product-integration work.
News also includes customer and licensing activity, automotive OEM engagement, expansion into additional markets, board and strategic advisory appointments, and capital-market matters tied to its Class A common stock. The company’s battery design is described around greater energy density, faster charging, and enhanced safety.
QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS) inaugurated its new Eagle Line in San Jose on February 5, 2026, a suite of equipment, materials and automated processes built around the company’s Cobra process for producing its proprietary separator.
The Eagle Line will produce battery cells for customer sampling, demonstrations and product integration, and is intended to show scalable production enabling licensing partners to manufacture at gigawatt-hour scale while serving as a development platform for further process improvements.
QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS) announced on January 30, 2026 that Geoff Ribar has joined the company's board of directors. Ribar brings decades of financial leadership in semiconductor and technology companies, including prior CFO roles at Cadence Design Systems and NVIDIA, and board roles at multiple tech firms.
The appointment is positioned as a governance and financial-strengthening move as QuantumScape scales its solid-state lithium-metal battery technology globally.
QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS) will release its fourth-quarter 2025 business results after market close on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. CEO Siva Sivaram and CFO Kevin Hettrich will participate.
Shareholders may submit questions from January 28 through Tuesday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m. PT; the live webcast will be archived for 12 months on the company’s investor events page.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) announced it met its final annual commercial engagement goal for 2025 by signing a joint development agreement (JDA) with a new Top-10 global automaker on December 17, 2025. This agreement completes a year of expanded partnerships that included an expanded collaboration and licensing deal with PowerCo, JDAs with two major automakers, a technology evaluation agreement with another major automaker, and agreements to develop high-volume ceramic separator production with Murata and Corning.
QuantumScape also hosted its second annual Solid-State Battery Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, and said it expects to continue growing relationships with top-tier OEMs and technology partners as it builds the QS ecosystem.
QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS) will voluntarily transfer its Class A common stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, effective after the close on December 22, 2025. The company expects shares to begin trading on Nasdaq on December 23, 2025 and will retain the ticker QS. The transfer covers all of QS's publicly traded securities. QuantumScape said it has met Nasdaq listing requirements and expects a smooth transition with no disruption to trading activities.
Company and Nasdaq representatives commented on the move and the anticipated benefits of joining Nasdaq’s technology-focused community.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) announced completion of key equipment installation for higher-volume QSE-5 cell production at its San Jose Eagle Line, meeting an important annual goal for 2025.
The Eagle Line is described as a highly automated pilot cell production line intended to form the foundation for future gigawatt-hour-scale production by technology licensing partners. An inauguration event is planned at company headquarters in February 2026, featuring customer representatives, technology partners, government officials, and a showcase tour.
Management highlighted the line's Cobra separator process and automation as central to ramping QSE-5 supply and supporting future demonstrations.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) hosted its second annual Solid-State Battery Symposium in Kyoto, Japan on November 20, 2025, convening industry leaders, automotive OEMs, and government officials to highlight partnerships and production-process breakthroughs.
Speakers and guests included representatives from Nissan, Honda, Murata, academia, and Hiroki Aoki from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who noted Japan’s Battery Industry Strategy targeting practical application of all-solid-state batteries around 2030.
QuantumScape emphasized its solid-state lithium-metal battery benefits—faster charging, longer range, and improved safety—stated its Kyoto office opened in 2022, and reiterated focus on building a global partner ecosystem to commercialize next-generation battery technology.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) released its third-quarter 2025 business and financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025. The company posted a shareholder letter on its investor relations site with detailed Q3 results and a business update.
QuantumScape will host a live webcast on October 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET) featuring CEO Siva Sivaram and CFO Kevin Hettrich. The webcast is accessible via the company’s IR Events page and an archive will be available shortly after the call for 12 months.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) announced it began shipping B1 samples of its QSE-5 cell during the third quarter of 2025, meeting a key annual goal.
The QSE-5 samples use separators produced with QuantumScape’s Cobra process and combine that separator technology with the QSE-5 design. Cobra-based QSE-5 cells are included in QuantumScape’s first vehicle program with the VW Group, the Ducati V21L motorcycle, as a real-world demonstration program.
QuantumScape also said it is installing a highly automated cell production pilot line, the Eagle Line, at its San Jose headquarters as a step toward scaling production and achieving automotive-grade reliability.
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) will release its 2025 third-quarter business results after market close on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
CEO Siva Sivaram and CFO Kevin Hettrich will participate. Shareholders may submit questions from October 8 until Tuesday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. PT; management will answer a selection. The call will be available live via webcast on QuantumScape’s IR Events Calendar, and an archive will be available for 12 months.